Explore and enjoy music and dance from around the world!
Celebrate the rhythms, cultures, and global creativity that make our community shine at the Occidental World Music & Dance Festival! This joyful, immersive event brings together extraordinary musicians and dancers from around the world for a day filled with exhilarating performances, interactive workshops, and irresistible rhythms. From captivating traditional artistry to innovative contemporary fusion, the festival invites audiences of all ages to experience the beauty of global cultures up close. With food, vendors, community activities, and plenty of space to dance, it’s a feast for the senses and a celebration of unity through music and movement. Come be part of one of Occidental’s most beloved and uplifting traditions!
More Than 40 sessions to choose from!
Enjoy a variety of performances, workshops, jams, drum circles and demonstrations
plus:
Musical Instrument Lending Library
Celtic Harp Encounter
Art Gallery
Free instrument check • Free parking
Lata’s Indian Cuisine
Ticket prices - adults
$65 through April 30
$75 through May 29
$80 at the door
Kids 12 and under free
Teens half price, Discounts for OCA members.
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A limited number of scholarships is available. Click here to apply for a scholarship to the event.
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Dodona
PERFORMANCES
Native American Pomo Dancers
Sol Flamenco
Jenny Kerr & Friends - Southern Delta Blues
Khatch Khatchadourian - Armenian Music
Story Wrens
Will Marsh - Sitar music of India
Joss Jaffe - Tabla, West African N’goni
Dodona - Music of Epirus & Albania
Los Bahianatos
Gradina - Balkan Music
Meredith Axelrod and Craig Ventresco - Ragtime
Carey Dubbert and Meredith Axelrod - Autoharp
Gradina
Katiana Vilá - Iberian Songs
Los Bahianatos - Colombian Cumbia & Vallenato
Michael Hubbert - Uilleann Bagpipes
Khatch Khatchadourian
Raman Osman - Kurdish Music
Janessa Lynna - Belly Dance
Story Wrens - Story Songs of the British Isles
Bobby Edwards - Swiss Alpenhorn
Ken Genetti - Zithers from Around the World
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2026 Workshops & Demos
Slow Tunes and French Jam - Jason Adajian
Irish Song & Dance - Shay Black, Darcy Noonan, Hector Bragado
Wake Up Your Voice: A Global Singalong - Maria Culberson
Balkan Singing - Darina Drapkin
Brazilian Guitar - Ian Faquini
Flamenco Dance - Joelle Goncalves
Old Timey Jam - Michael Greenberg
Luthier’s Guitar Setup - Chris Hanlin
Cuban & Puerto Rican Songs - Michael & Leslie Hubbert
Jazz Beyond Borders - Greg Johnson
Blues Harmonica - Jenny Kerr
West African Dance - Tyehimba Kokayi
West African Drumming - Lion’s Den Institute
Belly Dance - Janessa Lynna
Cuban & Latin Drumming - Carlitos Medrano
Amp Care & Repair - Philbillie Milner
Gentle Yoga - Pauline Persichili
Song Circle - Celia Ramsay
Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato - Chris Reid
Easy Irish Tunes - Mark Sellin
Native American Flute & Meditation - Al Striplen
Women’s Songs of Resistance - Holly Tannen
Flamenco Guitar - Mark Taylor
Balkan Drumming - Sean Tergis
Red Hot Strings - Craig Ventresco
Irish Jam - Will Wheeler
Balkan Dancing - Sue Williard
Arabic Drumming - Faisal Zedan
Unlocking Your Voice: Friendly
Masterclass - Sophia Zimmerman